MY CRAZY BODY...AND ENJOYING FRUITS

I AM SO CONFUSED…I CAN EAT A MED. ORANGE…APPLE…CRANBERRIES…ETC. AND MY SUGAR MAY ONLY REACT UPWARDS 5 TO 10 POINTS…BUT IF I DRINK A SMALL JUICE GLASS OF NO SUGAR OR ADDED SUGAR OR FRESH SQUEEZED JUICE DONE I N MY OWN KITCHEN , MY SUGAR CAN JUMP BY 50 TO 70 POINTS…NOW ! WHATS GOING ON ? I AM AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN WHAT ' S THE TRIGGER HERE ! ANY SUGGESTIONS ?

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rule of thumb, eat your fruit do not drink it. It is pure sugar by then! I read many "juice" I personally do not. When I kinda crave OJ, I just suck on a orange slice and pow my sugar flies off the charts, Weird because when in the hospital on a diebetic diet they served ok- go figure

you know , as i now recall , when i was last in the hospital…sure enought ! there was that little plastic juice container…why do i recall it…when i tried to peel that dang , cover off it…yep ! dumped it right in my lap !!!…then they wonder why we get confused…serving a trigger , like o.j. !!

Juice is out for me. Remember a small serving6oz juice is equal to eating a large orange. I can eat most fruit without much affect to my bg. I can not eat grapes orgrapefruit these take by bg. up in a big way. Everyone is different all you can do istry different things one at a time and see how your body reacts.

i am happy to know others noticed this problem…thought i had a weird system , or something…thanks jayabee…your reply is a logical reason…the fiber take longer to get into the system…juice is reduced of most of the fiber…now , it's so clear…duh !!!!

I most certainly didn't intend for you to feel a "duh" moment, Brenda. I'm glad you were smart enough to get it, and also smart enough to actually ask a question like this. It helps us all, because who knows how many in DC land had noted this but never stuck their neck out to ask the question. I myself learned this a while ago when someone else asked a similar question. Just tryin to "pay it forward". Blessings to you and yoursJames

That is not amazing to me because the fruits have fiber in them where the juices do not. The fiber tends to counteract the carbs in the juices. If you have to consume fruiit is always better to eat it than drink it unless you are wanting to correct a low glucose reading.